an investigation of anthropometric and physiological characteristics of junior volleyball players for talent identification based on playing positions

the aim of this study was to investigate anthropometric and physiological characteristics in junior volleyball players for talent identification according to their volleyball playing positions. 15 junior national volleyball players (mean age 17.7±0.3 years) participated in this study. players were classified to five groups according to their playing positions: setters, liberoes, middle blockers, receiver attackers and opposite hitter. then their physiological variables, anthropometric factors and somatotype characteristics were calculated. results showed  significant differences in the anthropometric profile of the players especially in height, weight, length of lower extremity, arm span, arm length, upper arm length, hand span, width shoulder, skeletal muscle mass, whr and somatotype among different volleyball positions (p